I tend to agree, but there are cases where I wouldn't. For example, if the crowd of them became more emboldened and the attacks became too severe to remain productive. Then it might be worth wrecking someone's life with a Cyberstalking criminal complaint to instill some fear.
Or you could just go under the radar for 12 months like I did, concentrate on what you are doing, and pop up when you have more concrete stuff to show.
Indeed. All that really matters is who delivers something to the users. Again the users are not here in Bitcointalk.
If you have the users, the investors will flock in and fight to be line.
Doesn't matter if your users are here on Bitcointalk or not, there is now a public record of your reaction to something that is trivial, and it will only hinder you later.